Just Happy in the Shoes You're Wearing

I've found myself at times,
wondering if my life should be different.

I know it COULD be.
Things could always be one way or another,
this way or that.

If maybe I had just done this differently.
Or maybe if I said this instead of that.

Our lives are an amalgamation of decisions that lead us to wherever we are today.

I'd be lying to say,
that I haven't at times questioned those decisions,
and wondered how my life would have panned out,
if I had done things differently.
It drives me nuts.

And all it brings is feelings of confusion and regret.

As silly as I may feel quoting this,
in his song "Red Rag Top" Tim McGraw caught my attention with a rather insightful line.

"Well you do what you do and you pay for your sins, and there's no such thing as what might've been that's a waste of time; drive you outta your mind."

Whether it's true or not I've found that line reminds me to stand by my choices,
own up to thing's I've done, and move forward without looking back.

Your past is important, yes,
but you exist in the present and live for the future.
Don't let notion of "What if?" keep you from being happy.

You are right where you need to be.

Dollar Dollar Bill

There's a bathroom tag where I work. 

"Pizza rules everything around me" 

If you didn't know I work at a pizza place. 

But most of you know that. 

While I often feel that quote, as is, is very true...

I'm frequently finding myself wanting to change it. 

"Money rules everything around me" 

A saying, I believe, more people are familiar with. 

Or maybe something along those lines. 

I also wonder if it's true. 

Because I don't want it to be. 

I worry a lot about money. 

Not making enough...

Not being able to pay for this or that...

While I believe these worries are completely normal...

(Unless you are part of that fortunate 1%) 

I don't like it. 

No one likes to worry 

But it will happen and it's necessary to some extent.

But I don't want my thoughts to be consumed with money. 

So maybe it would do me some good 

To make money a worry...

But a small one. 

There are greater things in the world to worry about. 

The Beginning

Now, let's get one thing straight here...don't let the title of this blog fool you. My life is not adventurous, nor does it merit tale-telling. 

 I'm not on some back-packing trip across Europe. 

As a matter of fact, I haven't left the continental US in four years. 

I am not on a soul-searching journey in San Francisco or New York City. 

I've never lived anywhere other than Florida, where I still reside. 

I am not jaded, angry, sad or burnt out. 

I accept my place and lot in life. 

And I make the most of it. 

These are my day-to-day stories, trials, struggles, triumphs, tribulations, ups and downs. 

This is the life of a Tallahassee twenty-something.